Oskaloosa, IA: how dark is the sky here?

Oskaloosa's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Oskaloosa's sky is brighter than 66.3% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Oskaloosa

Ottumwa, IA, about 22 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Oskaloosa. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Ottumwa, IA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Oskaloosa compares nationally

About 11,575 people live in Oskaloosa, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Oskaloosa places 2,113 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.